Our programs Most of our programs are four days in length and are based upon the Anishinabe cultural values and belief systems. Nookomissuk Wiidookaswin Bimaadiswin Program(Grandmother’s Helping in Life) Is a four day professional Development Training for Front line Staff regardless of age, ethnic origins, and religious beliefs. For women and men to spend time with the Grandmothers. Grandmother’s Empowerment A four day wellness package for women learning the women’s teachings in their own space called Granny land. Serpent Rising A four day wilderness retreat. Healing ourselves from patriarchal energy that has embedded itself in our communities for 500 years. Traditional Stress Management A four day wellness package for the relief of stress on individuals. Birth lodgeHow to present the information that allows people the opportunity to revisit their own birth and reclaim their sacredness.  Shawl of Power
Grandmother teachings and how to help our grandmothers/clan mothers find their voices. Conflict Resolution Workshop A two day workshop on alternative ways of resolving conflict to find resolutions. Cleansing Retreats The retreat will give participants the opportunity to relax and come home to themselves while learning gentle tools to take away for ongoing healing. This is a body-mind-spirit connection to health. Other programs given either at Wharncliffe Farm or in your communityFull Moon Ceremonies Cedar Bath Presentations Birth-lodge Seminar Prayer Days for Mother Earth and for the Indigenous Knowledge of the transmission and survival for 2012 Traditional Aboriginal & Cross Cultural Counseling Grief & Sexual Abuse Counsel ling Volunteer Program’s. Training Packages Wilderness Survival Experience Sacred Pilgrimages Arts & Craft workshopsRattle Making Medicine Bag Making Dream Catcher Making Medicine Wheel Making Drum Making Workshop Pipe Making Moccasins and leather workshops Experiences offered at Wharncliffe Farm: Annual Grandmothers Retreat Fairy Garden – Dedicated to the “little people,” the fairy garden hosts mirrors, wind chimes, and store butterflies etc. Place of the Children’s Fire – At the center of the every village was the children’s fire guarded by the Grandmothers and Grandfathers of the community. Medicine Wheel – A place of intense inner healing by meditation, visioning and praying. Sacred Fire Arbor - Moon Ceremonies where the women can come together, sit, and pray only for themselves when the moon is full and round. Women teachings tell us that relationship between earth, moon and woman is powerful. Drum Making Workshops - from creating to birthing your drum 
Drumming CirclesSweat Lodges Vision Quest – A time of silence and reflection. Land of the Lost Souls – The large circle in a stand of Scotch Pines is used by the women to retrieve their soul parts. Outdoor Cook House – Feasts are prepared at the site to honor the ancestors and all that is sacred. To feed and teach young people how to prepare food in an old-fashioned way. Grandmothers Fire – This circle speaks to the roles, responsibilities, and final ceremonies as women going through menopause to be welcomed into the Grandmothers Circle to begin a new walk. Meditation Spots – Screen houses keep the participants bug free while they go into meditation.  Spa Bird and Wildlife watching Canoe Trips – Canoeing adventures down the Mississagi River - The river offers crowd-free wilderness canoe tripping. Grey Owl called the Mississagi a "King among rivers" for its spectacular waterfalls and valley of white pine. Whitewater canoeing thrills are tempered with serene lakes, wildlife-rich wetlands and picturesque campsites. If you wish to attend these training opportunities or for us to host a training session in your community, please contact us at 705-842-3793 or email us at isabelle@grandmotherslodge.com | 
